Improvement in washing-machines



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J. H. BROWN.

WASHING-MACHINE;

No. 190,278. Patente&-May1,1877.'

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. BROWN, OF 'STEWARTSYILLE, MISSOURI.

IMBROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 190,278, dated May 1,1877 application filed March 10, 1877.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, JAMES H. BROWN, of Stewartsville, in the county ofDe Kalb and State of Missouri, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in-Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of an end view, with themachine in position for washing; and Fig. 2 is an end view of my machinein position to receive the clothes. Fig. 3 is an end view, partsectional, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the stop-bar thereof.This invention relates to washing-machines 5 and it consists in thecombination of the parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth,and pointed out in the claim. I

In the accompanying drawings, A designates the legs or standardssupporting my wash-box B, which has a semi-cylindrical ber of fixedwooden friction-rods, which extend across said box just insideof orabove said bottom B, forming a curved wash-board. l) designates a curvedrocker, provided with similar friction-pieces D a double handle, D and across-bar, D whereby it is journaled to I the sides of said box B, inslots extending downward from the top thereof. One of said slots (markedd) is shown in Fig. 3. Said slots allow the said rocker to'be removed atwill from the said wash-box B.

To allow the insertion of the clothes between rocker D and bottom B, Itip up one end of said curved rocker above the top of the box,

0 designates a numand slide a'stop-bar, E, into engagement with recessesF, (one of which is shown in Fig. 3,) formed in said end of said rocker.This stopbar slides upon the top of one end of said wash-box, and isguided and retained in place by staples or guides G. The parts of saidbar which rest upon the top of said box are flat on the bottom and havevertical sides; and when said bar is movedinto engagement with saidrocker, as described, they drop into recesses H, one of which is in thetop of each side of said wash-box, whereby said bar is prevented v WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v Thecombination of wash-box B, having recesses H and guide staples G, withrocker D, having recesses F, and stop-bar E, having blocks I I on itsends, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

February 20, 1877.

JAMES HIRAM BROWN.

Witnesses:

A. VAUGHN, O. R. ELROD.

